#228689#228689
#228689 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.087 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228689 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 134, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.91, -26.28, -9.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.91, 28.02, 200.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.69% -0.0831 -0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.69% 0.087 198) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6981, 19.1948, 26.6451) |
| Luminance | 0.1920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.34
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.57
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.14
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.67
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.18
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228689 #892522
analogous
#228958 #228689 #225289
triadic
#228689 #892286 #868922
tetradic
#228689 #582289 #892522 #528922
square
#228689 #582289 #892522 #528922
split-complementary
#228689 #892252 #895822
monochromatic
#0A2627 #165658 #228689 #2EB6BA #51D0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#228689 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#228689 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228689
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228689 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228689 | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C8089
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D758A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228689; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 134, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.087 198.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fa9ab',
500: '#228689',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228689; $custom-light: #6fa9ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228689",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 134,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.748,
"s": 60.234,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56693,
"c": 0.08741,
"h": 198
},
"luminance": 0.19196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228689
secondary
#B8524F
accent
#4944E3
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#081010
muted
#7B7F7F